Re: [Gimp-developer] Histograms in unbounded mode sRGB

[Omari Stephens <xsdg xsdg org>]

On 04/24/2014 09:14 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Omari Stephens wrote:
> > Here's a simple situation where numbers matter:
> >
> > Suppose I'm a designer.  My client wants a new logo.  They give me a list of
> > colors that match their branding.
> >
> > How am I supposed to use these colors to make a logo without entering
> > numbers?
>
> What you are really asking is how you should use Pantone colors in
> GIMP, aren't you?

Pantone colors would be awesome, but I figure it's probably not feasible 
for legal reasons.  Even so, Pantone doesn't cover every situation, and 
there will be plenty of GIMP users who have never heard of Pantone 
before, or don't have a book, or whatever other reason.

Those users still need to be able to collaborate, and the least common 
denominator is generally still an sRGB triple.  Moreover, if someone 
says "make an image that works with the colors on my website," you can't 
use Pantone with CSS.  Again, the least common denominator is an sRGB 
triple.

--xsdg